Globally, the number of victims detected fell by 11 per cent in 2020 from the previous year, driven by fewer detections in low and medium-income countries. The number of convictions for trafficking offences also fell by 27 per cent over the same period, accelerating a longer-term trend registered by UNODC since 2017. Sharper decreases were registered…
Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, told journalists in Geneva that competing global crises, and skyrocketing levels of poverty and unemployment among Palestine refugees, have put immense strain on them – and the agency – which started the year some $70 million in arrears. “On the one hand we are asked to deliver public-like services to…
He called for countries to deliver education systems “that can support equal societies, dynamic economies and the limitless dreams of every learner in the world.” Data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that some 244 million boys and girls are still out of school this year. Additionally, 70 per cent of…
The UN fears risk of these atrocities is heightened given current global crises that include conflict, soaring food and energy costs, and deepening inequalities and tensions, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. In her opening remarks, ECOSOC President Lachezara Stoeva highlighted how the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, together with global commitment…
“Years of hard-fought recovery gains are being undone, and Haitians are grappling with setting the country back on a path to democracy,” said Helen La Lime, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Haiti. Turf wars Briefing the 15-member Council, Ms. La Lime said more than 2,100 murders and some 1,300 kidnappings were reported in 2022,…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet posted on Tuesday that WHO was working with local authorities to investigate the abduction of Dr. Mahamadou Diawara, who had worked for the agency in the town for around three years, “and ensure our colleague’s quick return to his family.” WHO said in a statement that he had…
Earthquake tremors have been felt for about 30 seconds in the capital of India, New Delhi and its surroundings. According to international media reports, New Delhi and its suburbs were shaken by the tremors of the earthquake. Citizens came out of their houses screaming out of fear and gathered in the open field. According to…
It is freezing cold in China’s Mohe, where the temperature dropped to minus 53 degree Celsius. According to international media reports, a record-breaking cold is falling in Mohe, a city in the north of China, which has paralyzed the life system. According to reports, the Meteorological Department said that Sunday morning was recorded as the…
The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, has expressed concern about the dangerous decline in the population, saying that it is inevitable to stop the shrinking population of Japan. Urging action to be taken on an urgent basis, the matter must be resolved on a now-or-never basis. Earlier in a speech to parliament, Prime Minister…
“And by working as one, it’s a race we can win. Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs. Let’s end the ocean emergency and preserve this precious blue gift for our children and grandchildren,” urged the UN chief. The Secretary-General was speaking from the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo, in São Vicente, a state-of-the-art facility…
